someone who stole from the person in a surreptitious manner, by literally cutting the ties of purses which were worn hanging from belts before pockets were commonplaceFound on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21814

• (n.) One who cuts purses for the sake of stealing them or their contents (an act common when men wore purses fastened by a string to their girdles); one who steals from the person; a pickpocketFound on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/cutpurse/

Cut'purse` (kŭt'pûrs`) noun One who cuts purses for the sake of stealing them or their contents (an act common when men wore purses fastened by a string to their girdles); one who steals from the person; a pickpocket « To have an open ear, a quick eye, and a nimble hand, is necessary for a Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/C/208

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